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Day: December 2, 2024

babyjocko: @ProudSocialist @mrssmith2018 Most foreign aid (including ALL aid to Ukraine and Israel) is for the purpose of buying US weapons. Thus, all $$ goes to MIC. Profits enrich execs and shareholders and then trickled down to DC politicians. IOW, it’s MONEY LAUNDERING! They are robbing the US Treasury.

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Most foreign aid (including ALL aid to Ukraine and Israel) is for the purpose of buying US weapons. Thus, all $$ goes to MIC. Profits enrich execs and shareholders and then trickled down to DC politicians. IOW, it’s MONEY LAUNDERING! They are robbing the US Treasury.

— Baby Jocko (@babyjocko) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

REAL_SLIM_LAHEY: So let’s just get this straight. Joe Biden grants Hunter a blanket pardon going back through Hunter’s 2014 “business dealings” in Ukraine. Then proceeds to approve another $725,000,000 taxpayer-funded weapons package for Ukraine the next day. THIS IS MONEY LAUNDERING!

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

So let’s just get this straight.

Joe Biden grants Hunter a blanket pardon going back through Hunter’s 2014 “business dealings” in Ukraine.

Then proceeds to approve another $725,000,000 taxpayer-funded weapons package for Ukraine the next day.

THIS IS MONEY LAUNDERING!

— THE REAL SLIM LAHEY (@REAL_SLIM_LAHEY) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

HinkleOmer: @Bricktop_NAFO anyone feel like this proxy war in Ukraine has an odd Spanish civil war feel to it, like they are just testing weapons for the real war? Ukraine would have folded like a cheap suit, if the US didn’t prop them up for whatever BS reason. Why do we care about this corrupt country?

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

anyone feel like this proxy war in Ukraine has an odd Spanish civil war feel to it, like they are just testing weapons for the real war? Ukraine would have folded like a cheap suit, if the US didn’t prop them up for whatever BS reason. Why do we care about this corrupt country?

— Omer Hinkle (@HinkleOmer) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

47Sha__: Biden-Harris just dropped another $725M weapons package for Ukraine. America not for Americans anymore, now It is for Ukraine lmao

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Biden-Harris just dropped another $725M weapons package for Ukraine. America not for Americans anymore, now It is for Ukraine lmao

— 47Sha (@47Sha__) December 2, 2024

Weapons for Ukraine

ShresthShu67962: Bad news for Russia? As Ukraine-Russia war continues to rage on, US to return nuclear weapons to Ukraine? White House makes big statement. #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #NATO #Trump #JoeBiden #Putin #Nuclear #bricks . https://t.co/obVA4CIOx0

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Bad news for Russia? As Ukraine-Russia war continues to rage on, US to return nuclear weapons to Ukraine? White House makes big statement. #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #NATO #Trump #JoeBiden #Putin #Nuclear #bricks . pic.twitter.com/obVA4CIOx0

— Shresth Shukla✍️😎✍️👑🛕 (@ShresthShu67962) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@mikenov: Syrian Civil War – News Review – 10:59 AM 12/2/2024 https://t.co/fllN4tvO0e https://t.co/khkcEA0CNx

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Syrian Civil War – News Review – 10:59 AM 12/2/2024 https://t.co/fllN4tvO0e https://t.co/khkcEA0CNx

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 2, 2024

Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter

@mikenov: Syrian Civil War – News Review – 10:59 AM 12/2/2024 https://t.co/fllN4tvO0e https://t.co/khkcEA0CNx

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Syrian Civil War – News Review – 10:59 AM 12/2/2024 https://t.co/fllN4tvO0e https://t.co/khkcEA0CNx

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 2, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian groups that took Aleppo?

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

HTS is the largest of the armed opposition groups that routed regime forces from Aleppo. Here’s an overview.

Trump and Russia

Putin reportedly fires top general after Aleppo falls to Syrian rebels

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

“This is a man who he was himself redeployed to Syria after an ignominious end to his campaign in Ukraine.”Russian milbloggers claim Putin has fired the gene…

Weapons for Ukraine

_pblanknews: Syrian Rebels ‘Trained’ By Ukraine’s Khimik Troops Infamous For ‘Destroying’ Russian Weapons | Assad Russian forces are said to be facing significant losses during battles against anti-government rebels in Syria. The offensive thrust into Syria’s Aleppo that began on Nov. 27, is https://t.co/I223t6Z8DF

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 2, 2024

Syrian Rebels ‘Trained’ By Ukraine’s Khimik Troops Infamous For ‘Destroying’ Russian Weapons | Assad

Russian forces are said to be facing significant losses during battles against anti-government rebels in Syria. The offensive thrust into Syria’s Aleppo that began on Nov. 27, is… pic.twitter.com/I223t6Z8DF

— Point Blank News (@_pblanknews) December 2, 2024

Conversations with the Gemini

Podcast by Gemini, Google AI, Michael Novakhov

Israel’s air war skills in the Russo-Ukrainian war https://share.gemini.google/bEPkOlZ5hBEK

While Israel is not a direct combatant in the Russo-Ukrainian war, its air warfare capabilities intersect with the conflict in two distinct ways: through the tactical involvement of Israeli veterans volunteering in Ukraine, and as a strategic benchmark used by military analysts to evaluate Russia’s aerial failures.

## Direct Involvement: Israeli Expertise on the Ground

Several Israeli special forces veterans have volunteered their operational skills to assist Ukraine’s defense, particularly in intelligence gathering and drone warfare.

* **Drone Innovation:** Israeli veterans have designed high-capacity batteries that significantly extend the flight time of Ukrainian reconnaissance drones, enabling deeper surveillance behind Russian lines.
* **Targeting Iranian Assets:** Leveraging fluency in Persian, Israeli operatives within Ukrainian marine intelligence have successfully identified and guided artillery strikes against Iranian military advisors and drone testing sites operating in occupied Ukrainian territory.
* **Tactical Reconnaissance:** Israeli volunteers have conducted covert reconnaissance on Russian airfields (such as the strikes near Chornobayivka), feeding real-time coordinates to Ukrainian missile units. This intelligence directly contributed to the destruction of dozens of Russian helicopters, which helped stall the Russian advance on Odesa.

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## The Strategic Contrast: Israel vs. Russia

Military planners frequently contrast Russia’s failure to achieve air superiority over Ukraine over the past 3.5 years with Israel’s rapid success in gaining control of the skies during its recent conflicts, such as the June 2025 campaign against Iran.

The fundamental difference lies in military doctrine and integration. Israel treats air superiority as a joint national campaign, whereas Russia relies on isolated, attrition-based air force operations.

| Capability | Israel’s Approach | Russia’s Approach in Ukraine |
| — | — | — |
| **Operational Integration** | Seamlessly combines cyber operations, intelligence, and ground special forces to degrade air defenses before jets even arrive. | Largely siloed. The air force operates independently without adequate intelligence preparation of the battlespace. |
| **SEAD Focus** | Rigorous, continuous training heavily prioritizing the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). | SEAD was never prioritized in pilot training. Russian jets act as “flying artillery,” launching glide bombs from safe airspace to avoid being shot down. |
| **Intelligence Edge** | Months of mapping enemy air defenses and embedding operatives to destroy radar and launchers at close range. | Attempted early decapitation strikes but lacked the precise intelligence mapping required to dismantle Ukraine’s integrated air defenses. |